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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Many congratulations to Anne Carson for the well-deserved Nobel Prize! This is also great news for Translation, Classics, Poetry, the breaking of generic and disciplinary boundaries, and the fact that you don't have to fit a pre-existing mould to have a brilliant, successful career.

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Graeme Richardson @ravoon.bsky.social · 12h

I'll be reading from "Dirt Rich" in Oxford, in BNC Chapel, next Friday October 16th, at 5:30pm - if you're in the towery city, do please come along.

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Callan Davies @callanjd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This, by @starcrossed2018.bsky.social, has been my early autumn companion, and it’s such a wonderful and illuminating read. I love this eloquent observation about early modern making.

Book Textile Shakespeare by Hester Lees-Jeffries on table with plant, tray, and lit candle

surely made a difference that Shakespeare
(and Marlowe) grew up in an environment in which a single hide, already technologically and culturally transformed but still residually animalic, was cut into tiny, two-dimensional pieces in order to be crafted into complex, intricate, three-dimensional objects, objects which relied, for the full expression of their meaning and purpose, upon their embodiment, being inhabited and animated by human actors, whose body parts, and skin, they both concealed and resembled.
Recognising this, however, need not simply be a default to biography, to the facts (known or imagined) of a single life.

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Graeme Richardson @ravoon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Nice poem this, from the Nobel Laureate

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edelsemple.bsky.social @edelsemple.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Another glimpse at my Introduction to the OWC #Shakespeare #Pericles, this time introducing two of the play’s female characters. Follow along for more and tune into my #OxfordWorldsClassics @engfac.bsky.social webinar with Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social on Tuesday 2 Nov! (1/5)

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Graeme Richardson @ravoon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I learnt this by heart as a teenager. I still feel so grateful to her for her vision and her courage. A prayer. And, as they say, an eye-opener.

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Mathew Lyons @mathewlyons.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

An essay I wrote for Slightly Foxed about MacNeice's Autumn Journal, one of the great long poems of the 20th century. mathewlyons.substack.com/p/louis-macn...

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Louis MacNeice and Autumn Journal

One of the 20th century's great history poems – and a joyous confession of faith in everyday life

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Callan Davies @callanjd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Cover reveal 💅 Super job by the people @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social Out 27 April 2027. yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I loved this conversation with Dr John Burton for his #podcast, The Scholar's Armchair. Lots of very thoughtful questions and insights (of course John knows a thing or two about poetry himself!). Please have a watch / listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmsx...

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A History of England in 25 Poems | Prof Catherine Clarke

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

How lovely to have a short piece in the new issue of The Deep Read, from indie bookseller institution Mr B's Emporium! At the start of October, I'm wondering what 'National' and 'Poetry' have got to do with each other...? It turns out - rather a lot! mrbsemporium.com/articles/202...

Cover image for this issue of The Deep Read, featuring a picture of Catherine Clarke and the book cover of A History of England in 25 Poems, plus a photo for another article (on pianos in literature!!)

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Graeme Richardson @ravoon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Really pleased to see this review in, of all places, The Idler, from Ned Green...

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C.D. Rose @cdrose.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

(Rare) public appearance from me, and (quite frequent) one from @lukekennard.bsky.social talking about black bags, poems, novels, and maybe Strindberg and Slint. @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - a week on Thursday. Come along!

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edelsemple.bsky.social @edelsemple.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here’s a flavour of my Introduction to the OWC #Shakespeare #Pericles, this time focusing on the play’s sources and genre. Follow along for more and tune into my #OxfordWorldsClassics @engfac.bsky.social webinar with Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social on 2 Nov.! (1/5)

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Dana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Next Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, I'm talking to @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social at Old First Church in Brooklyn about her new book, Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys through Ancient Literature. The ticket includes a copy of the book. Come out if you're so inclined! www.emilyrcwilson.com/appearances/...

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Old First Reformed Church with Dana Stevens (Brooklyn, NY USA) — Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson presents Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea, in conversation with Dana StevensWednesday October 7th, 2026 @ 7:00PM - 8:30PM Wilson will discuss her new book, Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys...

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, I discuss with Aditya Chakrabortty how powerbrokers co-opt elected officials, rendering our democracies demos-free zones. Also my assessment of Andy Burnham's plans to 'rewire' the UK economy www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ72...

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“There’s no such thing as democracy” – Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

YouTube video by Politics Weekly

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Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Treated myself to a postcard of one of Meg Hyland’s amazing Women of 1000 AD, Princess Olith! Meg is a wonderful artist and i find this image so atmospheric @womenof1000.bsky.social Read all about her here womenof1000ad.weebly.com/princess-oli...

Artwork by Meg Hyland, Women of 1000 AD project, Princess Olith

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Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

King Henry: that's it, no more civil war! #ProdigalPrince #SlowShakespeare www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/slo... David Troughton (he'd also played Bolingbroke to Sam West's Richard II) as King Henry in the 2000 @the-rsc.bsky.social Henry IV, dir. Michael Attenborough, des. Kandis Cook, Es Devlin.

A black and white photograph of a character in a play. A middle-aged man wearing a long pale robe with a high collar, with an elaborate crown on his head. His hands are clasped in his lap as he sits; he's speaking and looking serious.

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Some of you know that I'm working on a book about mud. And I'm a big fan of @radiolento.bsky.social (check them out if you've not discovered their beautiful soundscapes). So this is just perfect!

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yesterday I had an adventure by the #Thames with writer, author of the acclaimed book London Clay, #mudlark (and many other things!) Tom Chivers. He was #mudlarking and I observed: you need a licence to mudlark on the foreshore. Research for my new book #Mud: A Human History. See AltText for more!

Tom Chivers and Catherine Clarke (selfie photo) on the foreshore

The soft mud (alluvium) layer deposited by the tide each day. Here it's scooped onto a trowel. GORGEOUS consistency - Tom compared it to 'ganache'

Caribbean coral, used as ballast by the East India Company ships which moored here

Two revetment posts. One of these is wood, the other is a huge whale bone!

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The US-China Summit wasn’t a failure, even if it produced no tangible results. Also, why the West does not 'do' re-industrialisation well - Varoufakis & Munchau | The Econoclasts www.youtube.com/watch?v=awaN...

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The US-China Summit wasn’t what you’ve been told - Varoufakis & Munchau | The Econoclasts

YouTube video by UnHerd

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Darren Freebury-Jones @freeburian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In episode 11 of 'Shakespeare and Friends' YouTube and podcast series, Rachel Aanstad and I engage with the question: 'What role do the gods play in Shakespeare?' This episode and all previous are available here or on your preferred audio platform: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxB4...

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What role do the gods play in Shakespeare?

YouTube video by Shakespeare & Friends

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Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And so it begins: breathing space? 1 Henry IV #ProdigalPrince #SlowShakespeare www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/slo... Here's Richard Coyle as King Henry IV in Player Kings, the 2024 composite version of 1+2 Henry by Rob Icke.

A photograph of a play in performance. A king stands with a big crown, a red velvet and ermine robe, and an orb and sceptre in his hands; he's just been crowned. There are four people in very formal black suits standing around him, bowing; one of them has a purple cushion, which the crown has just been carried on. Other people are watching from the back of the stage, dimly lit. The mood is solemn.

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Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Exciting!!!

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Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#ProdigalPrince my new #SlowShakespeare blog, reading 1 Henry IV every day, around 10 lines at a time, starts TOMORROW, 1 October! Here's one of my favourite Hals (and actors): Geoffrey Streatfeild @the-rsc.bsky.social 2007-8, with David Warner as Falstaff.

A photograph of a play in performance. An older man with luxuriant white hair and beard is looking past the camera, holding up both his hands. He's wearing a crumpled white shirt and a reddish-brown leather jerkin, undone and unkempt, over an ample belly, with a jaunty red scarf. Sitting behind him, feet up on a bed, is a younger man with slicked down blond hair, wearing cream trousers tucked into black boots, a messy white shirt and cream jerkin. And quite a lot of eyeliner.

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

English Faculty/OWC #Shakespeare Webinar on Richard III with Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and Susan L. Anderson 🗓️5 October 🕑6-7.15pm 📍Online via Zoom All welcome! The discussion will be followed by a Q&A. #RichardIII FREE but booking required:

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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Richard III

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Richard III from Oxford World's Classics.

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Tony White @tonywhite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Literature Live — next episode of my monthly radio books programme is Monday 12 October 2026, 8:00–9:00pm. My guests this month are @lukekennard.bsky.social and @judecook.bsky.social — readings and chat with the emphasis on writers reading from their fiction. @resonancefm.bsky.social — don’t miss!

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm thrilled that A History of England in 25 Poems has been chosen as one of the Waterstones Paperbacks of the Year! I'm so grateful for this support - and especially to the booksellers in shops across the country who've championed the book. It's on offer too: www.waterstones.com/campaign/pap...

Social media card reading 'Waterstones Paperbacks of the Year' with an image of the cover of A History of England in 25 Poems. Also reads 'Available from your local Waterestones or Waterstones.com'

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Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I cannot recommend this book highly enough- CLOSE READING FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, ed Sinykin & Winant. It’s inspiring me for the term ahead! Eng Lit tutors, what are your favourite ways of teaching close reading in a university context?

Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century book, ed Dan Sinykin & Johanna Winant

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Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks to Jen our fab computer officer @cam-english-fac.bsky.social all my #SlowShakespeare blogs are back here www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/slo... as 'projects' #StarCrossed #StormTossed #DaggerDrawn #KingedUnkinged #2Dudes1Dog #BurningBarge #InkyCloak #MoonMad. #ProdigalPrince begins 1 October!

Joseph Fiennes as Shakespeare wearing a rather grubby shirt with an unnecessarily plunging neckline. He is looking quizzically/sultrily past the inky quill which he is holding in his ink-stained fingers.

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Darren Freebury-Jones @freeburian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tonight, Rachel Aanstad and I are recording the latest episode of SHAKESPEARE AND FRIENDS #YouTube and #podcast series: "What role do the gods play in Shakespeare?" Watch this space! youtube.com/@shakespeare...

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edelsemple.bsky.social @edelsemple.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

1/4 Here’s a flavour of my Introduction to the OWC #Shakespeare #Pericles, this time focusing on the play’s Chorus, John Gower. Follow along for more and tune into my #OxfordWorldsClassics @engfac.bsky.social webinar with Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social on 2 November!

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English and Media Centre @engmediacentre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A wonderful lineup for November's emagazine A Level English Literature Student Conference! Bookings open at 10am on Tuesday 29th September. See details and booking information on our website: www.englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In the latest episode of The Econoclasts, Wolfgang dissects the recent CDU electoral disasters while, in the second segment, I argue that Europe's wholesale slump needs to be blamed primarily on the compromised, defeated, co-opted Centre Left www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol0h...

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Germany can't recover from this - Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts

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German Shakespeare Society (DSG) @dsg-shakespeare.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📣 Registration is open! Join us in Weimar on 6–7 November to discuss authority and its abuses, governance, and legitimacy in #Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure! We're very much looking forward to welcoming our distinguished speakers, including @pascaleexeter.bsky.social and @lizschafer.bsky.social.🎭

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Shakespeare Okuni @ishakespeare.org · 23/09/2026

I am a monster like Quasimodo or Caliban the natural man giving wild ripostes to my reflection It Is What It Is. By the inimitable Vic Chesnutt. At the Cut. 22 September 2009. #caliban #lyrics #shakespeare #singersongwriter #vicchesnutt www.youtube.com/watch?v=yusT...

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It Is What It Is

YouTube video by Vic Chesnutt - Topic

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Megan L. Cook @meganlcook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The blueskiest bluesky thing is 400+ quote tweets, each of them individually pointing out that Shakespeare didn't write in Olde English but honestly R&J isn't even a good fit for Eggers, he needs Jacobean tragedy, give this man the Revenger's Tragedy or Women Beware Women and I would be SEATED

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Graeme Richardson @ravoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Luke Kennard for the win, please

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Dr Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull (He/They) 🏳️‍🌈 @benwt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Brilliant time yesterday at @awickenden.bsky.social and @oldfortunatus.bsky.social ‘s “Politics of Rare Books” event @crasshlive.bsky.social talking about/connecting with people working across all things rare books and colonial provenance with academics and librarians.

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Christian Algar @ceebarnacles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Big thanks to all involved. Uplifting and encouraging to share and learn together. I think the suggestion from @oldfortunatus.bsky.social for ‘guerilla writing’ really remains the most feasible path to wider sharing.

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Dorset friends! On Saturday 3 October I'll be at the King's Arms Hotel, #Dorchester, as the guest of the brilliant Teasel & Skylark bookshop. I'll be sharing stories and behind-the-scenes insights from A History of England in 25 Poems. Come and join us! www.teaselandskylark.com/events/a-his...

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A History of England in 25 Poems with Writer and Historian, Catherine Clarke — Teasel & Skylark

What if you could use a poem to time travel into England’s past? Catherine Clarke’s new history book tells the history of England in a brilliant new way

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here's the proper social media card from Waterstones. Join me and the brilliant @willtullett.bsky.social on Monday 12 October at Gower Street! We'll be in conversation over our new #books and surprising ways into #history - through smell and time machine poems... www.waterstones.com/events/new-w...

https://www.waterstones.com/events/new-ways-into-history-from-smells-to-sonnets-with-will-tullett-and-catherine-clarke/london-gower-street

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Next up in our #Shakespeare webinar series is RICHARD III. Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social will be joined by Susan L. Anderson (Mary Baldwin University) to discuss the new Oxford World's Classics edition of the play. 5 October | 6-7.15pm (BST) This is a free public event & all are welcome!

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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Richard III

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Richard III from Oxford World's Classics.

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Brandi K. Adams @bkadams.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Now that this has been proven through DNA testing, it’s time for a reread of William Wells Brown’s novel Clotel. He knew about Thomas Jefferson. A lot of folks knew.

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Lauren Working @laurenworking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Amazing to be at the National Portrait Gallery tonight to toast the knowledge-sharing & conservation efforts that have led to the public display of this mysterious #earlymodern portrait from 1626 (the artist and two boys are as yet unidentified). It will be on show in London until March 2028.

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